USA Wrestling

USA Wrestling (United States of America Wrestling Association, Inc.)
Formation1983, founded as the United States Wrestling Federation in 1968
TypeSports federation for amateur wrestling
HeadquartersColorado Springs, Colorado
MembershipState wrestling federations, amateur wrestling associations, and individuals ranging from wrestlers, coaches, officials, parents, and devotees of wrestling
Executive Director
Rich Bender
Websitewww.themat.com

USA Wrestling (formerly known as the United States Wrestling Federation and as the United States Wrestling Association) is the organization that currently governs freestyle wrestling and Greco-Roman wrestling in the United States. USA Wrestling is also the official representative to the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) and to United World Wrestling (UWW) and is considered the national governing body of the sport at the competitive level.

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